The Southwest Region 5 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, was a wonderful week of education, meeting old friends and making new ones, and surprises!
Among the surprises was the unveiling of the brand-new Ambassador Pet Me! Cats banner. Originally not expected until late August 2016, the banners were completed ahead of schedule by Ambassador graphic designer Art Graafmanns and displayed at the delegate meeting. To say they are beautiful and eye-catching is an understatement!
As conceived by Chris June, Ambassador Coordinator for Region 1, the Pet Me! banner’s purpose is to encourage spectators to get “up close and personal” with our wonderful show cats. In the past, the Pet Me! Cats were identified with a small yellow pennant clipped to cages, but the pennants weren’t sturdy enough to last through a show season. The general feeling was the signage needed to be bigger and more eye-catching.
The next, most obvious question is ”What is a Pet Me! Cat?”
Pet Me! Cats can be household pets or pedigreed cats. They can be competing in the show hall or just in the show hall for the excitement of visiting with spectators. These special kitties are easily identified in the show hall by the bright yellow pennant attached to a cage, by the brand-new banner nearby, or both. These kitties are in the show hall specifically to be PETTED, HELD, and LOVED ON. A cat does not have to be officially registered in the Ambassador Program to be a Pet Me! cat (although they are certainly welcome to do so).
This story is from the October 2016 edition of Cat Talk.
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